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About Nutrisystem

Welcome to Weight Loss That Works. For over 40 years, we’ve helped millions of people lose weight and find the lighter side of life. With easy-to-follow plans featuring balanced food shipped straight to you, plus the support you need to succeed on your own terms, Nutrisystem provides real weight loss results you can count on.

Pros
  • Meals shipped to your door
  • Vegetarian and diabetic options
  • Affordable
Cons
  • No in-person support

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De Soto, MO
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Food was subpar, bland, and tasteless. We cancelled our auto delivery, removed our credit card, and ended our relationship a week before the auto delivery would submit the 2nd order.

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Saint Paul, MN
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Just want to say thanks. I've sent several emails to counseling support in the few days that I've been on the plan and they are so helpful and encouraging... I like the emails as ...

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What is Nutrisystem?

Nutrisystem is a weight loss and nutrition company for people who want to manage their weight, eat healthily and create new diet habits. Nutrisystem offers monthly meal plans and à la carte items, and it sells products on the company's website and through authorized retailers and distributors.

Nutrisystem offers four primary plans — Basic, Core, Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus — and has vegetarian and diabetic options available. Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus plans include unlimited frozen meals and snacks, and flex meals allow customers the opportunity to cook balanced meals at home or eat at restaurants. Customers have the option of getting handpicked meals with the Chef’s Choice menu or individually picking their meals at sign-up. Nutrisystem sells plans directly on its website.

How does Nutrisystem work?

Nutrisystem dieters eat every two to three hours, up to six times per day. A printed meal plan is included in the first shipment to make it easy for dieters to follow their Nutrisystem plan from the start. Depending on the plan, meal and snack items include options such as buttermilk waffles, mac and cheese, grilled chicken sandwiches and chocolate-covered pretzels.

Meal deliveries are made every four to 10 days. Frozen meals are shipped in frozen storage trucks and packed in dry ice that keeps them frozen for up to eight hours after delivery. One of the benefits of Nutrisystem is free order tracking, which makes it easy to manage and adjust your meals.

Nutrisystem plans

Nutrisystem Basic, Core, Uniquely Yours, Uniquely Yours Plus and Vegetarian plans can be customized for male or female dieters, and the company has diabetic options. Nutrisystem’s website lists a comprehensive nutritional breakdown of all menu items on each plan.

Nutrisystem Basic
Choose your meals or go with the Chef’s Choice, a preset menu of popular foods. A typical eating schedule on Nutrisystem includes three meals and three snacks per day and includes menu items like three-cheese chicken with steamed broccoli, apple cinnamon oatmeal and white cheddar popcorn. A four-week Basic plan with auto-delivery costs $294.99. Customers can add shakes for an additional $79.98.
  • Basic Diabetes: Nutrisystem created its Basic Diabetes plan to help customers manage their glucose levels while losing weight. The Basic Diabetes plan includes menu items such as blueberry muffins, chicken noodle soup and white chocolate chunk cookies.
Nutrisystem Core
Nutrisystem Core comes with more variety and food options than the Basic plan. The first week comes with specially selected meals to jump-start weight loss and ease dieters into the plan. The Core plan also includes unlimited online support from counselors and dietitians. A four-week Core plan with auto-delivery costs $319.99, and probiotic shakes can be added for an additional fee.
  • Core Diabetes: The Core Diabetes plan offers Chef’s Choice Pack and unlimited customer support. With portion control, customers can enjoy whole-grain crackers and cheese, cheese tortellini and Santa Fe-style chicken on Nutrisystem’s Core Diabetes plan.
Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours
Uniquely Yours is similar to the Core and Basic plans but comes with even more menu options. A typical Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours day might include a cranberry orange muffin, mixed nuts and a cup of coffee for breakfast, a hamburger and side salad for lunch, roasted turkey and green beans for dinner and snacks throughout the day. Not including shakes, four weeks of auto-delivery costs $359.99.
  • Uniquely Yours Diabetes: With even more menu options created for those with Type 2 diabetes, dieters can manage their blood glucose levels and eat healthy, balanced meals and snacks. On the Uniquely Yours Diabetes, customers have the bonus of receiving unlimited frozen meals and snacks. Favorite menu items include apple slices dipped in peanut butter, ice cream sandwiches and broccoli and cheese melt with sliced vegetables.
Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours Plus
The Uniquely Yours Plus plan includes everything in the three previous plans and adds even more variety and high-protein shakes. On a typical day, you might have waffles and scrambled eggs with coffee for breakfast, a grilled chicken sandwich and a salad for lunch and a pizza with salad for dinner. Probiotic shakes, cheese puffs, popcorn and mixed nuts make for great snacks throughout the day, and you can even have a chocolate brownie sundae for an evening snack. At $399.99 per month with auto-delivery, it’s one of Nutrisystems best plans for those who crave variety.
Nutrisystem Vegetarian
Nutrisystem's vegetarian plan makes it easy for customers on plant-based diets to enjoy balanced and nutritional meals. Menu items include home-style pancakes and stuffed shells with sautéed spinach plus a variety of sweet and savory snacks. Four-week vegetarian plans with auto-delivery start at $359.99.

Compare Nutrisystem cost

BasicCoreUniquely YoursUniquely Yours Plus
Cost per day$10.54$11.43$12.86$14.29
Customizable menu
Diabetes options
High-protein shakes included
Basic$10.54
Core$11.43
Uniquely Yours$12.86
Uniquely Yours Plus$14.29

Nutrisystem FAQ

How much weight can I lose on Nutrisystem?

Nutrisystem results vary, but you can lose up to 13 to 15 pounds in the first month and one to two pounds per week after.

Can you drink alcohol on Nutrisystem?

Yes. Nutrisystem dieters can enjoy alcohol in moderation — stick to drier wines and light beer. Customers should avoid mixed cocktails and alcoholic beverages high in sugar or fat.

Do you have to exercise on Nutrisystem?

Yes. Nutrisystem is designed to help dieters create healthy lifestyle habits and encourages 150 minutes of moderately intense physical activity each week. Nutrisystem offers the My Daily 3 plan as part of the company’s eating schedule to help customers get 30 minutes of exercise every day.

Are Nutrisystem meals frozen?

Sometimes. Nutrisystem uses a soft canning process to keep meals fresh and ready to eat without freezing. Only Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus plans have frozen menu items.

Does Nutrisystem food have preservatives?

Most Nutrisystem meals don’t have preservatives, though some include BHT, potassium sorbate, calcium propionate and sodium benzoate. More than 120 Nutrisystem foods don’t contain preservatives.

Can Nutrisystem plans be gluten-free?

No, Nutrisystem does not currently offer a gluten-free plan.

Does Nutrisystem have a vegetarian plan?

Yes, Nutrisystem has a vegetarian plan.

Does Nutrisystem offer diabetic options?

Yes, Nutrisystem offers diabetic options.

Does Nutrisystem use artificial sweeteners?

Yes, some Nutrisystem foods contain artificial sweeteners, most commonly sucralose. Some offered meals also include sugar alcohols such as maltitol, sorbitol and isomalt.

Does Nutrisystem food have a lot of sodium?

Not a lot. Most Nutrisystem plans are below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended daily sodium intake of 2,300 milligrams or less.

What is the cost of Nutrisystem for one month?

The cost of Nutrisystem for one month ranges from $294.99 to $399.99 with auto-delivery.

What is Nutrisystem’s return policy?

Regular subscribers can request a return or refund within 30 days of their delivery. After 30 days, Nutrisystem provides a refund for unopened, non-frozen Nutrisystem foods. Customers can also request a full refund within 14 days of their first order, not including à la carte and weekly orders.

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Does Nutrisystem work?

Nutrisystem’s plans work for dieters who want to lose weight through healthy eating and exercise. You can choose from multiple plan options — Core and Basic plans are good for starting out, while the Uniquely Yours plans give dieters more variety and flexibility. All Nutrisystem plans deliver ready-to-go meals straight to your door to help manage short-term and long-term weight loss.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2026

    I have been using Nutrisystem off and on for over 20 years and had great results. Whenever I needed to lose 10 to 15 pounds, I would go back on Nutrisystem and it would work like a charm. The past two months, I joined again and the price was now up to $394 for a five-day plan for the month. I picked out all of the items that I wanted and when the order arrived there were 29 items that I did not order. I called them up, and they said, "Oh so sorry" and did nothing about it. The second month, they substituted items again and gave me seven packs of tuna fish and another kind of fish, which I don’t eat. I called them up again, and they said "Sorry, I can’t do anything about it."

    I received an email saying that my third month would come on Wednesday which it did not. I received the order today, on Thursday and most of my frozen items were thawed out and my ice cream was liquid. I tried to call them for my last order for days and could never get through. I stayed on the phone today for over 25 minutes before I hung up. I went onto the chat with an agent and told her that some of my food had thawed out and my ice cream was liquid. And she said, "Sorry I cannot give you a refund and I cannot replace any items." For $394 and to lose a big portion of your order, that’s pretty ridiculous. I canceled my automatic subscription and told them that I would never ever, never order from them again. I feel like they stole from me.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2026

    Don't join Nutrisystem. Food is awful and it's imposable to cancel. They put you on hold and leave you just hanging, and keep mailing you food and charging your account.

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      Reviewed March 6, 2026

      My order is short of product that I ordered and paid for. Having to call to correct almost every other order. Customer Service to correct problem is excruciating also.

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      Reviewed Feb. 19, 2026

      Food was subpar, bland, and tasteless. We cancelled our auto delivery, removed our credit card, and ended our relationship a week before the auto delivery would submit the 2nd order. To our surprise, our credit card, despite all of these precautions, was charged $500 for another order of food. We immediately reached out to customer service and was treated extremely rude. Despite the order not being shipped yet, they refused to stop the order and refund our card. His explanation was that we had to call in and cancel the order, despite our account showing everything was cancelled. We then reached out again, through chat, and they gave us different information stating we can only fully cancel through chat. Be warned and do not sign up for auto delivery or a monthly account.

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      Reviewed Jan. 28, 2026

      I ordered the 'Menopause' plan, but received a plan with 21 meals, 1/3 of which were 'snacks'. The plan was exactly the same as the normal plan I received from them over five years ago, when I did not have Menopause. When I complained, I got a rude customer service person who said 'menopause' means any woman over fifty. I told her to cancel my plan but she wasn't cooperative and said I should have contacted them as soon as I received the unsatisfactory package. I went to my account on the website and cancelled. Today I received a notice that they are charging my account and sending the same unsatisfactory foods to me. I contacted customer service who refused to cancel the order, told me I did not complete the previous chat so they did not cancel, and that you can't cancel online. The chat person made me sit and wait until he cancelled my plan.

      Apparently there are a bunch of rules they do not post and, by the way, the food is gross. It tasted much better. It doesn't have the Nutrisystem brand labels on a lot of it and many of the meals are just snacks with too much sugar for a woman fighting menopause related metabolism issues. The month meals are really only about two weeks of actual meals with a few snacks thrown. The cost is my monthly grocery budget! This company has gone way downhill. I am going to have to contact my credit card company to try to get charges cancelled.

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      Reviewed Dec. 25, 2025

      I have not been enrolled in your system for six months or more, and I was charged $74 and change. I was told by a customer service rep that because I agreed to my shipments that I was going to be charged this six months later as a service fee. What?? Was never told about this!! I would have never agreed to it!! Please reimburse by 74.00 and change to my debit card! Awful customer service also! The whole matter is Unacceptable!

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      Reviewed Dec. 6, 2025

      I received this Nutrisystem order today dry foods and only 2 items came with the Nutrisysem brand. I called countless times and your Representative Alex and Dave and Mike was very nasty. They told me that Nutrisystem has partnered with Jenny Craig. I did not order Jennie Craig items. The bad thing is that when you go online, it says Nutrisystem Nutrisystem does not say we have now partnered with Jennie Craig so why am I getting Jennie Craig‘s food?

      This is deceptive and is not fair to the consumers that are buying, I am requesting a full refund or I will take this to court and I will put it on the news just to let them see that you all are being deceptive and selling us food that we are paying for under Nutrisystem and it’s Jennie Craig and you try to talk us into keeping it saying oh well this is the sister brand. I have been with Nutrisystem for years and I’ve never experienced customer service like this before. That's like me buying A pair of Nike sneakers and you’re sending me Reeboks and you’re telling me it’s a sister company to NIKE so make that make sense.

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      Reviewed Nov. 14, 2025

      See pic. Ad says spend $99 get free shipping but be careful they charge you $14.99 shipping. Customer service said I picked the wrong plan it doesn't say anything other than free shipping. No mention of some plans don't apply. I cancelled

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      Reviewed Nov. 14, 2025

      Deceptive, Dishonest, Corrupt. Ordered the Chef's Hi-Protein Plan with 24 meals in 2 weeks and prepaid for the 2nd order which is supposed to get you free shipping. Nope. I was charged shipping for both orders. Worse 11 of the "chef's" 24 "meals" were snacks (popcorn, ice cream sandwich, frozen ice cream fudge bar, granola bar). I added up the prices of the 24 items. Total was 78.94 from the ala carte menu. Price of plan is $144. I appreciate that the structure works for people wanting to change their eating habits, however, my advice is look elsewhere as the $ value and the nutritional value are a total scam. The customer service rep insisted that popcorn and ice cream sandwiches are meals rightfully included in a Hi Protein Plan. Deceptive, Dishonest, Corrupt.

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      Reviewed Oct. 31, 2025

      I ordered to Miami, FL. THe whole shipment came melted, warm and leaked through the frozen and dry boxes. I called in as soon as it was delivered. I canceled and then they asked me if I wanted to try again and I gave it a try. It came in worse condition and I had to throw the food away as it was not eatible--defrosted, hot, soaked with melted product everywhere. I took pictures and they had the nerve to only refund the "frozen portion" because they claimed the other food was eatible! I threw all of it away as you could tell these boxes were sitting on a truck in 85 degree weather who knows how long!--their customer service does not take responsibility, won't let you speak to a manager and made me responsible for price of the food that was somewhere in the sun sitting around and perishable.

      They even expected me to try again and did not want to cancel the next order but I got firm about it. There are other companies that do the right thing and take care of their responsibilities...THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I never got to the eat the food---but they should do and be better. I am a nonprofit director and sometimes you take the loss to do the right thing especially when it is your fault my food could not get to me in a safe and eatible manner. SHAME ON YOU!

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